Hand lantern



Nov. 7, 1939. G. SCHMIEDEL 2,179,056

HAND LANTERN "Filed March 24, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 0000000031 'aooooooq' INVENTOR 5 ATTORNEY.

G. SCH MIEDEL HAND LANTERN Nov. 7, 1939.

Filed March 24, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR fiJ ATTORNE Patented Nov. 7, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAND LANTERN Application March 24, 1936, Serial No. 70,585

3 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in lanterns and the same has for its object more particularly the provision of a hand lantern which is simple in construction, efficient in operation, and inexpensive to manufacture.

Further, said invention has for its object the provision of a hand lantern in which the guards may be easily and rigidly secured to the oil pot holder, and to the other frame members.

Further, said invention has for its object the provision of a hand lantern with means for holding the inwardly-projecting portions of the guards, which extend into the walls of the oil pot holder, against lateral movement in relation I thereto.

Further, said invention has for its object the provision of a hand lantern with means whereby the portions of the guards extending into the wall of the oil pot holder may be easily and permanently secured thereto in order to hold said guards against lateral movement. 1

Further, said invention has for its object th provision of a hand lantern with means whereby the portions of the guards extending through the wall of the oil pot holder may be confined and additionally secured to the oil pot holder, and the oil pot holder reinforced at the point where said portions of the guards enter the same.

Other objects will in part be obvious, and in part be pointed out hereinafter.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, and in the combination, connection and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and then pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation showing one form of hand lantern constructed according to, and embodying my said invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the oil pot holder detached from the frame;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged, detail vertical section;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail plan View partly in section of a portion of the oil pot holder and guard, and the means for holding the guard against lateral'movement;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 6 showing portions of a flat vertical guard, and the wire frame member therein, and

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the lower portion of a lantern illustrating a modification.

In said drawings I0 designates ahand lantern comprising a frame ll composed of a series of fiat vertical metal guards l 2 spaced equally apart, and secured at their upper ends to an angular ring l3 of the lantern top l3 and at their lower ends to a wire ring I l.- Intermediate said angular ring l3 and said wire ring I4 is a wire ring l5 which passes through suitable openings in said guards l2.

l6 denotes an oil pot holder which is circular in outline, and has a reduced lower end or bottom ll within which the oil pot of the lantern is secured. The oil pot holder I6 is provided in its side wall intermediate the topand bottom thereof, with an inwardly-extending semi-circular head I! forming an annular recess l'l upon the outer side of the oil pot holder. The side walls of the oil pot holder are provided with a plurality of equally-spaced relatively narrow vertical openings or slots l8 which extend through the annular bead H, and through the portions of the side wall directly above and below said annular head or recess IT. The inner vertical edges of the side wall of the oil pot holder l6 along the opposite longitudinal edges of said openings or slots l8 are turned inwardly at substantially right angles to the inner side of the wall of the oil pot holder to form a pair of parallel vertical flanges l9, [9.

The guards l2 each comprise an upwardly and outwardly curved portion 12%, and a shorter downwardly and outwardly curved portion l2", and at about the meeting point of said portion lz I2 the guard is provided with an inwardly extending portion [2 and in its outer side or edge, at the junction of said curved portions I2 I2 with a semi-circular recess which corresponds in contour with the curvature of the semi-circular recess I'l formed in the outer side of the bead IT.

The upwardly and outwardly curved portion I2 of each'guard l2, and the lower end of the downwardly curved portion I2 are provided with r circular apertures I2 having short annular flanges I2 along their edges to receive and hold the circular wire frame members or rings l5, M, respectively.

In assembling the lantern frame including the top l3 and oil pot holder Hi the inwardly extending portions l2 are inserted fully within the vertical recesses IS in the oil pot holder Iii the upper ends of said guards attached tothe angular ring l3 of the top l3, and the lower ends thereof to the bottom wire ring l4, and the intermediate wire rings l 5 are then passed through the flanged apertures in the flat guards l2, and the ends of said wire rings then secured together by soldering, welding or other means. Hereupon the assembled frame is dipped into molten tin or zinc in order to coat the entire structure, and thereby firmly secure the inwardly extending portions l2 of the guards l2 to the oil pot holder l6, and to the remaining frame part.

When a stronger frame is desired the oil pot holder I6 may be provided with a wire ring 20 which is disposed within the annular recess I! in the outer side of the oil pot holder l6, and secured thereto by dipping as above described, or by spot welding 20 soldering, or other convenient means. For convenience in securing the ring 20 in position within the annular recess Il the same is preferably made in two halves, and secured in position within the annular recess I! in the oil pot holder.

The portion of the annular head I! projecting beyond the inner surface of the wall of the oil pot holder and the vertical inwardly extending flanges I!) serve to hold the inwardly extending portions l2 of the vertical guards l2 firmly in position within the vertical recesses or slots 18 of the oil pot holder and prevent lateral or sidewise movement thereof with respect to the oil pot holder.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A lantern comprising a frame including a plurality of flat vertical guards, each having an inwardly-projecting intermediate portion; a top, and an oil pot holder, said oil pot holder having an inwardly-extending annular bead in the wall thereof and a plurality of vertical openings therein to receive the inwardly-projecting intermediate portions of said guards, the intermediate portion of each guard having a substantially semi-circular recess in its outer edge at the junction of its members conforming to and registering with the substantially semi-circular annular bead in said oil pot holder, and means located within said annular bead and embracing the intermediate parts of said guards for securing said guards to said oil pot holder.

2. A lantern comprising a frame including a plurality of flat vertical guards, each having an inwardly-projecting intermediate portion; a top, and an oil pot holder, said oil pot holder having an inwardly-extending annular bead in the wall thereof and a plurality of vertical openings therein to receive the inwardly-projecting intermediate portions of said guards, the intermediate portion of each guard having a recess in its outer edge conforming to and registering with the said inwardly-extending annular bead, a pair of parallel inwardly-projecting vertical flanges along the longitudinal edges of each of said openings to receive therebetween the inwardly-projecting intermediate portions of said guards to hold said guards disposed therein against lateral movement, and means located within said annular bead and the conforming recesses in said guards for securing said guards to said oil pot holder.

3. A lantern comprising a frame including a plurality of flat vertical guards, each having an inwardly-projecting intermediate portion; a top, and an oil pot holder, said oil pot holder having an inwardly-extending annular bead in the wall thereof and a plurality of vertical openings therein to receive the inwardly-projecting intermediate portions of said guards, the intermediate portion of each guard having a substantially semi-circular recess in its outer edge at the junction of its members conforming to and registering with the substantially semi-circular, annular bead in said oil pot holder, a pair of parallel inwardly-projecting vertical flanges alongv the longitudinal edges of each of said openings to receive therebetween the inwardly-projecting intermediate portions of said guards to hold said guards disposed therein against lateral movement, and an annular member located within said annular bead and embracing the intermediate part of said guards for securing said guards to said oil pot holder.

GUSTAVE SCHMIEDEL. 

